Part Number : 228945

Alpa mushroom, 75cm high, Stone Grey, 24w max E27 fluorescent

Ultra stylish unique
design mushroom low level bollard pathway light. There two heights and
two colour option in the collection. This stunning modern design throws light
in a 360 degree circle and also to the floor. The top hat helps reduce direct glare and light pollution.
ECO friendly energy efficient compact fluorescent lamps or an LED E27 base lamp can be used. The
fittings can be either bolted directly to a level concrete platform or
spiked into a grass verge area along a pathway.

Bollard
types and spacing

Bollard lights are available in a massive choice of styles, finish and lamp options. You need to think about how the light
will be used for example a small garden pathway, the main driveway or to illuminate steps etc. If you are within
20 km of the coast you should think about using the wooden bollards or marine grade 316 stainless steel. Some bollards
have built in LED lamps and they generally offer lower levels of light ( lumen's ) than say a compact fluorescent.
Also if the lamp is an integral part of the bollard then it cannot be replaced if it fails in future so you will have
to purchase a complete new bollard. There are bollards that use GU10 LED lamps and in this case can be changed for a
ECO friendly GU10 LED lamp. The spacing of the bollards will depend on the lamp output, louvre design, height etc but
a general rule of thumb would be no less than 3 meters and no more than 12 meters apart. The shorter distance would be
for garden pathways and the longer distance for long driveways.

You have a choice of lamps which can be a standard GLS, compact fluorescent ECO
halogen or LED E27. The LED lamp is the most ECO friendly and will help reduce
your energy bills.

GLS to LED comparison

Lamp
colour ( Kelvins )

The colour of a lamp is defined as a measurement called kelvins. A standard GLS light bulb in your house would be 2,700 kelvins
which is in the warm colour spectrum and a lamp with 5,000 kelvins would be at the very cold white spectrum. Getting
the right colour temperature of a lamp does matter as the warm colour wavelength helps to soften the tone of the area
and gives a warm soft relaxed feel and ideal for colourful flower beds and rockery areas especially with wooden bark
and at the other end of the scale a 4,000 to 5,000 kelvin lamp colour would be used against a light background such as
white walls or to accentuate grey blueish foliage in shrubs and small trees. When you buy a new, energy efficient
bulb, keep your application and colour scheme in mind and make sure to buy the bulb with a colour temperature to match.

Installation

All exterior lighting products on our web site have an IP rating which is explained further in our design ideas section but
in simple terms the IP rating is appropriate to each light fitting and its intended application and is therefore fit
for purpose. Water ingress is the enemy for outdoor lighting and the products supplied are only as good as the installation
as the weakest point is always cable joints. All joints must be made 100% water tight and this can be done using IP68
inline connectors, waterproof junction boxes which are then filled with a resin or gel mix. All joints where possible
should be made above ground for easy access and reduced water ingress. When installing ground buried lights adequate
drainage systems should be put in place especially
in clay based soil areas. Also mains cable should be SWA rubber and not PVC.

All exterior lights must be installed by a certified NIC EIC electrician and should be signed off by an electrician with
Part P certification.

H07RN-F
H07 3 Core Rubber Sheathed Mains Cable 1.5mm is recommended but do not use PVC
flex cable as this is a poor connection for the cable glands and will lead to
capillary action.